The Da Vinci Code

A Novel

By: Dan Brown

Narrated by: Paul Michael

Length: 16 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

#1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER • While in Paris, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is awakened by a phone call in the dead of the night. The elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum, his body covered in baffling symbols.

“Blockbuster perfection.... A gleefully erudite suspense novel.” —The New York Times

“A pulse-quickening, brain-teasing adventure.” —People

As Langdon and gifted French cryptologist Sophie Neveu sort through the bizarre riddles, they are stunned to discover a trail of clues hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci—clues visible for all to see and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.

Even more startling, the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion—a secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci—and he guarded a breathtaking historical secret. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle—while avoiding the faceless adversary who shadows their every move—the explosive, ancient truth will be lost forever.

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Critic reviews

"The Da Vinci Code sets the hook-of-all-hooks, and takes off down a road that is as eye-opening as it is page-turning. You simply cannot put this book down. Thriller readers everywhere will soon realize Dan Brown is a master." —VINCE FLYNN, New York Times bestselling author of Separation of Power

"Dan Brown is my new must-read. THE DA VINCI CODE is fascinating and absorbing -- perfect for history buffs, conspiracy nuts, puzzle lovers or anyone who appreciates a great, riveting story. I loved this book." —HARLAN COBEN, New York Times bestselling author of Tell No One

"Brown solidifies his reputation as one of the most skilled thriller writers on the planet with his best book yet, a compelling blend of history and page-turning suspense." (Library Journal)

Exciting

This is an exciting and intriguing tale that I throughly enjoyed listening to. Paul Michael gives a great performance.

classic

loved this book from beginning to end and will most definitely refer it to friends

Perfect Audiobook

This narrator is phenomenal. He does an awesome job bringing this Audiobook alive. I was captivated every minute of the story and couldn't stop listening.

Amazing!

This book has such great narration that it will have you speaking in a French accent before you know it!

Great story, awful narrator

It's a good story that's distracted from by this narrator's awful French accent for one of the main characters. Sounds like he's got cotton wads shoved in his nose. Even if that is what French people sound like, just stop it.

Not sure I'm going to be able to finish this book with him reading.. And this is one of those stories I read in a 2 day binge a decade ago. Oof.

Great story!

I love this story and I love the interview and speeches at the end!!! 😊 I highly recommend it to all readers.

I couldn't put it down

Better than the movie, and the narrator is incredibly good. Paul Michael is one of the best narrators in the industry, and Dan Brown keeps you hooked with his twists and turns.

Not a bad piece of FICTION

Well written, narrated, researched. Nothing to complain about there. However, my gripe is with the whirl of nonsense that is ever increasing surrounding this novel. People, people, people! This is fiction. My fellow Christians are in a tizzy over the assertions that Christ was married (remember all that 80s New Age junk? IT'S BACK!!!). My fellow art historians (I hold an M.A. in art history) have picked, picked, picked the book to death. IT'S A NOVEL! Get a grip. It really is a good "read". The last "page" was a let down, but we can't have everything, now can we?

captivating, very suspenseful

You will get caught up in this book. I am not cathlic, but I still found the references interesting, and I found myself thinking ahead constantly to what could be happening. A lot of people argue about the right and wrong of religion in this book, and whether or not it is true and factual I do not know... nor am I here to debate that. Whatever religion you do or don't believe in, this is a very fine work, and it deserves to be read (or listened to) by EVERYONE!

a little flat

the reader, though unable to pronounce the French words correctly, did an excellent job of voicing the characters. their accents were quite convincing. the reading was a little flat and could have used more emotion, or a more aesthetically pleasing cadence. the story itself is entertaining and the mysteries unfold with great pacing.